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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #45 on: March 20, 2018, 04:36:20 PM »
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It's funny how the Google Streets AI censor blurred the Chemtrec stencil. Must've reasoned it was a license plate.

Carbon black is dusty but also greasy/sticky. Would explain the single-sided nature of the weathering.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #46 on: March 20, 2018, 04:54:44 PM »
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I'm waffling on one.    I really wish there was the older car out there, because the paint scheme on the Cabot Spheron cars was just so unique:

https://brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/090771/HO-Brass-Model-OMI-3274-2-ACF-Carbon-Black-47-Hopper-Cabot-Spheron-CABX-21-F-P-1994-Run-1-of-8-Ajin

But I am rather partial to the reporting marks, my wife's maiden initials.   

I'd done one of the old AHM covered hoppers up hand-painted in that scheme to commemorate that, back in the 70's.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #47 on: March 20, 2018, 05:47:12 PM »
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Quote from: Philip H on March 18, 2018, 08:45:43 PM
What time period were you referencing?

It's not era specific.  Aside from the technology and plant site locations, interchange data from the 40's and 70's is presented, cars routing from the 60's.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #48 on: March 20, 2018, 06:44:46 PM »
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I've never noticed one come through my area. How would one find out if they travel over you local rails even if they are a transient car? I'm thinking about getting a couple for a mixed freight.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #49 on: March 20, 2018, 07:18:48 PM »
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Jbub - any tire manufacturing in your region?
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #50 on: March 20, 2018, 08:10:46 PM »
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Or roofing/construction materials ?
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #51 on: March 20, 2018, 08:19:00 PM »
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I'm not sure on either. I would assume a lot of that is shipped into the area (Salt Lake City). I would wager though that since UP sends a lot of freight to LA and San Francisco through Salt Lake they might be in a freight train heading west.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #52 on: March 20, 2018, 09:29:23 PM »
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Quote from: randgust on March 20, 2018, 04:54:44 PM
I'm waffling on one.    I really wish there was the older car out there, because the paint scheme on the Cabot Spheron cars was just so unique:

https://brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/090771/HO-Brass-Model-OMI-3274-2-ACF-Carbon-Black-47-Hopper-Cabot-Spheron-CABX-21-F-P-1994-Run-1-of-8-Ajin

But I am rather partial to the reporting marks, my wife's maiden initials.   

I'd done one of the old AHM covered hoppers up hand-painted in that scheme to commemorate that, back in the 70's.

There's one in the Shapeways catalog.  I don't recall which vendor but he offers many N scale freight cars.  Stoney something IIRC.  I bought one.  Something's not quite right about it but I haven't really done a deep dive to figure out what it is that bugs me.  Might just be me too.

Funny you should mention the AHM car.  The 4 bay?  I'm currently using it as a base to learn how to make parts via metal etching.  I like the car proportions even if its overall kind of a foobie.  It might be the metal work on the ends of the Shapeways CB car that bug me.  We'll see if I can do better.

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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #53 on: March 20, 2018, 09:35:53 PM »
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Quote from: SAH on March 20, 2018, 09:29:23 PM
There's one in the Shapeways catalog.  I don't recall which vendor but he offers many N scale freight cars.  Stoney something IIRC.  I bought one.  Something's not quite right about it but I haven't really done a deep dive to figure out what it is that bugs me.  Might just be me too.

Funny you should mention the AHM car.  The 4 bay?  I'm currently using it as a base to learn how to make parts via metal etching.  I like the car proportions even if its overall kind of a foobie.  It might be the metal work on the ends of the Shapeways CB car that bug me.  We'll see if I can do better.

Steve

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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #54 on: March 23, 2018, 06:07:12 PM »
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Got mine today....

 - very nice
 - runs perfectly on Peco Code 55
 - roofwalks glued on unevenly - easy to fix - see this on IMRC cars too  (same factory???)
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #55 on: March 23, 2018, 06:17:03 PM »
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For anyone that has swapped wheelsets what FVM wheelsets are you using?  I tried some .540 28in wheelsets (cause I didn't have any 33in) and got a pretty bad wobble going down the track.  I am thinking of going up to the next size (.553) but wanted see if anyone got some different results with another size.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #56 on: August 17, 2018, 08:28:30 PM »
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Was just looking at the La Plata webcam,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l06NXHeXIs8  which is still stuck on 8/14/18, and counted 6 of these cars in the westbound BNSF consist passing the cam at 18:57. WITX,TIMX, ----SRCX, ----CCRX(x2) and a CABX in one train. I had never noticed more than 1 or 2 in a consist there before.
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Re: Scale Trains Carbon Black Hoppers are SHIPPING
« Reply #57 on: August 17, 2018, 09:53:25 PM »
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Quote from: milw156 on August 17, 2018, 08:28:30 PM
Was just looking at the La Plata webcam,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l06NXHeXIs8  which is still stuck on 8/14/18, ...
The streaming video from the webcam gets restarted periodically using a new URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cibvNyRDVU
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